WWE Hall of Famer Maurice ‘Mad Dog’ Vachon passed away in the wee hours of the morning in Omaha, Nebraska. The former AWA World Heavyweight Champion was 84 years of age. He was in poor health since his accident in 1987. His brother, Paul ‘The Butcher’ Vachon confirmed his death. “This is not a pleasure call,” said Paul Vachon. “I just wanted to call and let you know first that my brother Mad Dog passed away this morning.” His list of achievements consists of the following: - He received the Iron Mike Mazurki Award from the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2003, the top award in professional wrestling - He is a member of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam, NY (Class of 2004) - He is a member of the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa (Class of 2003) - He is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2010) - He entered the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2009) - He was on the Canadian Olympic team in 1948 at the Games in London, England – He won a the gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand – He is a member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) – In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels, Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson ranked him the fourth greatest bad guy in the history of professional wrestling - In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians, author Greg Oliver ranked Vachon the fourth greatest Canadian pro wrestler ever - In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams, also written by Oliver and Johnson, the team of Butcher and Mad Dog are ranked in the Top 25 #Farhan wani
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:53:07 +0000
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